I hit

Presentconjugation ofhit. There are other translations for this conjugation.

hit

golpear

el golpe

hit(

hiht

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to strike)

a. golpear

He hit the table angrily.Golpeó la mesa furiosamente.

b. pegar

The woman hit the robber with her purse.La mujer le pegó al ladrón con su cartera.

2. (sports)

a. golpear (ball games or boxing)

You need to hit the ball in such a way that it's difficult for the fielders to catch it.Hay que golpear la pelota de tal manera que a los fildeadores les sea difícil atraparla.

b. pegar (ball games or boxing)

It seems the well-known boxer hit his opponent when he was still on the floor.Parece que el boxeador famoso le pegó a su contrincante cuando todavía se encontraba en el suelo.

c. batear (baseball)

Mark hit more home runs than his brother that season.Aquella temporada Mark bateó mas jonrones que su hermano.

3. (to collide with)

a. chocar contra

The truck hit the wall with such an impact that it exploded.El camión chocó contra la pared con tanta fuerza que explotó.

4. (to run over)

a. atropellar

He was hit by a car while crossing the street.Lo atropelló un carro cuando cruzaba la calle.

b. arrollar

A van hit a pedestrian who was crossing the avenue.Una furgoneta arrolló a un peatón que cruzaba la avenida.

5. (to knock)

a. golpear

The raindrops hit the tin roof noisily.Las gotas de lluvia golpeaban el techo de lata con gran estruendo.

6. (to reach)

a. dar en

The marksman's bullet hit the center of the target perfectly.La bala del tirador dio en el centro mismo del blanco.

b. alcanzar

The bullet hit him in the arm.La bala le alcanzó en el brazo.

c. llegar a

The storm is likely to hit the city during the night.Es probable que la tormenta llegue a la ciudad de noche.

7. (to attain)

a. alcanzar

The weatherman says that temperatures will hit a record high today.El meteorólogo dice que las temperaturas hoy alcanzarán niveles récord.

8. (to affect negatively)

a. afectar

His wife leaving him must have hit him hard.El que su mujer lo abandonara ha debido afectarlo mucho.

9. (to encounter)

a. tropezar con

The plane hit a few patches of turbulence.El avión tropezó con algunas zonas de turbulencia.

10. (to dawn on)

a. entender

It hit me that I am responsible for my own happiness.Por fin entendí que soy responsable por mi propia felicidad.

b. darse cuenta de

It suddenly hit her that she was under no obligation to do this if she didn't want to.De pronto se dio cuenta de que no tenía obligación alguna de hacer eso si no quería.

11. (to press)

a. dar a

If you're ready to record, I'll hit the button.Si estás lista para grabar, le doy al botón.

b. pulsar

It will automatically save when you hit return.Se guardará automáticamente cuando pulses la tecla de retorno.

c. presionar

I was so tired, I hit the snooze button three times this morning.Estaba tan cansado que presioné el botón de repetición tres veces esta mañana.

d. hacer clic en (computing)

Don't forget to hit the save button before you exit the program.No te olvides de hacer clic en el botón Guardar antes de salir del programa.

12.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to smoke a drug)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. dar una pitada a

You have to pass the joint after you've hit it.Después de darle dar una pitada al porro, tienes que pasarlo.

b. dar una jalada a

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

Hit this joint. It's good stuff.Darle una jalada a este porro. Tiene de la buena.

c. calar

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

Come on, man, don't be selfish. Let me hit that joint.Vamos, tío, no seas egoísta. Déjame calar ese porro.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

13. (to strike)

a. golpear

Don't hit so hard.No golpees tan fuerte.

14. (to collide)

a. chocar

She died instantly when the truck hit.Al chocar el camión murió en el acto.

15. (to arrive)

a. llegar

The tsunami hit at three in the morning.Et tsunami llegó a las tres de la madrugada.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

16. (blow)

a. el golpe

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

It would take a strong hit to launch the ball over the fence.Haría falta un golpe fuerte para lanzar la pelota por encima de la cerca.

b. el impacto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

One of the targets received a direct hit and the other was sprayed by shrapnel.Uno de los objetivos recibió un impacto directo y el otro recibió una lluvia de metralla.

17. (accurate shot)

a. la blanco

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He made three hits out of five shots.De cinco lanzamientos, hizo tres blancos.

18. (computing)

a. la visita

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(to a web page)

We are hoping for many more hits on our site following the new advertising campaign.Esperamos muchas más visitas a nuestro sitio a raíz de la nueva campaña publicitaria.

b. el resultado

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(of an internet search)

There are 20,000 hits for that term.Al buscar ese término se obtienen 20,000 resultados.

19. (success)

a. el éxito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Her most recent song was a big hit.Su última canción fue un gran éxito.

20. (baseball)

a. el hit

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The pitcher allowed two hits and nine runs.El pícher permitió tres hits y nueve carreras.

21.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(dose of a drug)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. el jalón

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

The drummer took a hit of a joint before going on stage.El baterista le dio un jalón a su porro antes de salir al escenario.

b. la calada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).

(slang)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

The guy with the joint asked me if I wanted a hitEl tío que tenía un porro preguntó si quería una calada.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

22. (successful)

a. de gran éxito (invariable)

My dream would be to write a hit musical.Mi mayor ilusión sería crear un musical de gran éxito.

b. exitoso

The band's first hit song was released in 2008.La primera canción exitosa de la banda fue lanzada en 2008.

hit

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (blow)

a. el golpe

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (in shooting)

a. el impacto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to score a direct hitdar de lleno en el blanco

hit listlista f negra

hit manasesino a sueldo

hit squadbanda de asesinos

3. (success)

a. el éxito

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

hit (record)(disco de) éxito m

4. (computers)

a. el visita f, acceso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(visit to website)

5. (in search)

a. la aparición

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

6. (successful)

a. de mucho éxito

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (of person)

a. golpear

8. (of car; tree, bus)

a. chocar contra

9. (computers)

a. pulsar (key)

to hit one's hand (on something)darse un golpe en la mano (con algo)

the bullet hit him in the legla bala le dio en or le alcanzó la pierna

10. (fig)

it suddenly hit me that…de repente me di cuenta de que…

11. (fig)

he didn't know what had hit himno le dio tiempo ni a reaccionar

12. (reach)

to hit a notellegar a or dar una nota

to hit 90 (miles an hour)alcanzar las noventa millas por hora

to have hit an all-time lowhaber alcanzado un mínimo histórico

13. (fig)

a. (relationship)

14. (affect)

a. afectar

to be hard hit by…verse muy afectado(a) por…

15. (arrive at; barrier, difficulty)

a. toparse or encontrarse con

the circus hits town tomorrowel circo llega mañana a la ciudad

it hits the shops next weekestará a la venta la próxima semana

16. (colloquial)

to hit the roadponerse en marcha, largarse

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

17. (general)

a. golpear

hit [hɪt] hit (past)

noun

1 (blow) golpe (m); (Dep) (shot) tiro (m); (on target) tiro (m) certero; acierto (m); (Baseball) jit (m); [of bomb] impacto (m) directo; (good guess) acierto (m)

we made three hits on the target dimos tres veces en el blanco; that was a hit at me lo dijo por mí; he made a hit at the government hizo un ataque contra el gobierno

2 (Mús) (Teat) éxito (m)

to be a hit tener éxito; ser un éxito; the film was a massive hit la película fue un éxito enorme; she's a hit with everyone les cae bien a todos; to make a hit with sb caerle bien a algn

3 (Internet) (match on search engine) correspondencia (f); (visit to website) visita (f)

transitive verb

hit (past)

1 (strike) [+person] pegar; golpear; (come into contact with) dar con; dar contra; (violently) chocar con; chocar contra; [+ball] pegar; [+target] dar en

to hit sb a blow dar un golpe a algn; to hit one's head against a wall dar con la cabeza contra una pared; the president was hit by three bullets el presidente fue alcanzado por tres balas; the house was hit by a bomb la casa sufrió un directo; I realized my plane had been hit me di cuenta de que mi avión había sido tocado; he was hit by a stone le alcanzó una piedra; the car hit a road sign el coche chocó con una señal de tráfico; he was hit by a car le pilló un coche; his father used to hit him su padre le pegaba; a lot of what he said hit home gran parte de lo que dijo dio en el blanco or hizo mella

then it hit me (realization) entonces caí en la cuenta

to hit sb when he's down rematar a algn

to hit the mark dar en el blanco; acertar

to hit one's head against a wall dar golpes al viento

to hit the ground running dar el do de pecho desde el principio

2 (affect adversely) dañar; [+person] afectar; golpear

the news hit him hard la noticia le afectó mucho; the crops were hit by the rain las lluvias dañaron los cultivos; the company has been hard hit la compañía se ha visto muy afectada

3 (find, reach) [+road] dar con; [+speed] alcanzar; [+difficulty] tropezar con; (achieve, reach) [+note] alcanzar; (guess) atinar; acertar

when we hit the main road cuando lleguemos a la carretera

to hit the bottle beber mucho

to hit the ceiling perder los estribos; enloquecer

to hit the jackpot sacar el premio gordo

to hit the hay or the sack tumbarse

to hit somewhere

we hit London at nightfall llegamos a Londres al anochecer

to hit the road or the trail ponerse en camino or en marcha

4 (Press)

to hit the front page or the headlines salir en primera plana

to hit the papers salir en el periódico

he hit me for ten bucks (US) me dio un sablazo de diez dólares (informal)

how much can we hit them for? ¿qué cantidad podremos sacarles?

intransitive verb

golpear; (collide) chocar

to hit against chocar con; dar contra; to hit at asestar un golpe a; to hit and run atacar y retirarse

modifier

hit list (n) (death list) lista (f) de personas a las que se planea eliminar

Mr Balwant Singh was on the hit list of Sikh extremists because he had played a major role in the negiations leading to the peace accord They told him then that he was on an IRA hit list

(target list) lista (f) negra

It has now bowed to pressure from the Forth and Clyde purification boards. The hit list, including Scottish rivers, will be sent to the Department of Trade and Industry for approval and funding The charter is a 33-point hit list of areas which need to be swiftly addressed in a bid to improve race relations in modern day Britain

hit parade (n) lista (f) de éxitos

hit song (n) canción (f) éxito

hit squad (n) escuadrón (m) de la muerte

Examples